Microsoft’s buffet-style service, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-game-pass” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/xbox-game-pass”>Xbox Game Pass, has cemented itself as the core of the firm’s gaming business, with data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-has-hit-a-new-growth-milestone-as-microsofts-gaming-ambitions-expand” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-has-hit-a-new-growth-milestone-as-microsofts-gaming-ambitions-expand”>the program swelling to 34+ million subscribers in the years since its introduction in 2017. Its members enjoy open access to a large catalog of both first-party and third-party titles across Xbox and other platforms in exchange for a monthly fee, making it a pretty cost-effective way to enjoy games in the modern socioeconomic landscape.
However, while Game Pass has been very popular for…

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